Good for you, Michelle!
I'm having trouble finding my quiet corner. In the best of times my life is a wildly hectic whirlwind between a demanding job, two wonderful but very dependant teenagers, the demands of single motherhood and homeownership, and so on. This year I have to go it alone without a strong arm to hold me up, and it's harder than ever to take those quiet moments when they (rarely) come. I just came in from a twilight walk and noticed my fingers twitching and my mind racing as it seldom does at the end of a walk.

A new layer of 6" of snow furthers the effort and drudgery of this time in my life.

BUT- in a few minutes, after a necessary couple of phone calls, I'm going to sit down with the concertina and play every ancient Irish air I'm learning. That's where the quiet lies for me.

Allison